Travel Dispatch: The World on Two Wheels
Pedal-powered trips from Normandy to California’s North Coast
Travel Dispatch
September 16, 2026

There’s just something about a cycling trip: taking to the open road, immersing yourself in local landscapes and watching life unfold as you breeze on by — all powered by nothing but your own two legs (or, OK, an electric bike). Here are a few ideas to get you rolling.

Seen from behind, two people ride bikes along a country road with a chateau ahead of them in some trees.

Aaron Kroger

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A wooden bridge with two cyclists extends through a verdant landscape. Green trees and a blue sky with white clouds are in the background.

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Jessica Parrillo

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Two bikers follow a concrete bike path past a long wall of colorful murals. On the other side of the trail are trees with bright pink blossoms that separate the tree from a city street.

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Wide rows of red poppies stretch into the surrounding agricultural countryside beneath a blue sky. A bicyclist pauses in front of the field, looking at the blossoms.

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